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Me and my father have a few things going on besides a 2000 acre farm. We sell Gold Digger tile plows along with laser and Intellislope GPS control for the plow I am a Channel Bio Corp. Seed Salesman, and I do some trucking and some custom farming ...
most of the farms in my area are dairy farmers and don't have time to have off farm enterprises, however, most have spouses that work in town to provide insurance and extra income. as i start my farm i work as a crop consultant
Well since nobody replied last time John, I will. We aren't "enterprised" other than rental properties. Do mineral rights count?... I do know quite a few operations in our area run quite a few trucks on the road, also some run quite a few cattle. ...
A good majority of farmers have a second ag-related enterprise, and there’s little limit on the imagination people bring to these enterprises, according to a recent Agriculture Online poll. Only 21% of the nearly 300 farmers taking the survey said...
I think that even getting 2 dollars more per hundred weight is helping to pay our exsiting bills but we have months of bills to make up for. I don't know if you have heard of the milk protein concentrate debate, but mpc are used in many of our dai...
That was pretty good John....Shane told me the other day that heads really turn when they see the 9650STS "Lets Roll" moving from field to field, pictures look good but up close in person is the best view of her
Looks good John!
Looks good! Glad to be of help and add some pictures.
Thankfully KY's harvest is coming on along fairly well now. Our early beans are harvested, corn should wrap up in another week for us and then onto double crop beans.
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A good majority of farmers have a second ag-related enterprise, and there’s little limit on the imagination people bring to these enterprises, according to a recent Agriculture Online poll. Only 21% of the nearly 300 farmers taking the survey said they don’t have another enterprise besides the farm.
The most popular selections were seed production and sales (15%) and custom farming (12%). Other enterprises on the list included trucking, m… Continue
The most popular selections were seed production and sales (15%) and custom farming (12%). Other enterprises on the list included trucking, m… Continue
Posted on November 4, 2009 at 2:56pm — 3 Comments
Your harvest photos: "Let's roll!"
I just put together a "slideshow" on Agriculture.com of a selection of harvest photos from our social network here. I borrowed the "let's roll" theme from Shane Newbrough's combine add-on. Seems appropriate this year, given all the challenges a lot of you have faced.
I hope this coverage helps our Web site visitors, and the general public, better understand what's happening out on the land this fall.
Thanks to ever… Continue
I hope this coverage helps our Web site visitors, and the general public, better understand what's happening out on the land this fall.
Thanks to ever… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:39am — 3 Comments
Mobile Web site launched
Hi, people: We're launching a new mobile Web site today over on Agriculture.com, which has the latest futures quotes, cash prices, commentary and other commodity info. The site includes our top story of the day, weather radar and forecasts, and more.
One section we're particularly excited about is the commodity "heat maps."
If you have a browser on your phone, you can navigate to the site at: http://www.agriculture.com/mobile
You… Continue
One section we're particularly excited about is the commodity "heat maps."
If you have a browser on your phone, you can navigate to the site at: http://www.agriculture.com/mobile
You… Continue
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 11:00am —
Well-managed beginning farms can thrive in uncertain times
I just posted a story on Agriculture Online, Well-managed beginning farms can thrive in uncertain times, by Dan Looker, who attended a conference for young and beginning farmers in Omaha this week.
The piece covers a presentation by Dave Kohl, an ag finance expert who's also had lots of practical experience, including a deal in which he invested in and helped turn around… Continue
The piece covers a presentation by Dave Kohl, an ag finance expert who's also had lots of practical experience, including a deal in which he invested in and helped turn around… Continue
Posted on August 21, 2009 at 2:30pm — 11 Comments
New Farmers for the Future slideshow
We just put together a selection of member-submitted photos, called Summer Scenes. I hope it gives you a sense of what's happening around the country this summer. Thanks to everyone who uploaded photos and for those who corresponded with me as we put this piece together. Wish we could have used a hundred more from our great collection here. The more than… Continue
Posted on July 20, 2009 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment
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- At 12:34pm on September 3, 2009,
Luke Hicks said… - Thanks I appreciate it. I got on here to hopefully spread the word about california agriculture mainly the west side of the san jauquin valley. I'm not sure if anybody knows the situation there but it is not good. Congress has basically robbed of us our water to save a 2" minow called the smelt. My family has farmed there since the early 1970's and this is the hardest year i think we have had. I am a 22 yr old attending CSU fresno majoring in crop prod management. I have loved farming all my life and am very passionate about it. I have become even more passionate about it this year with everything that has gone on. Well sorry to ramble on, but I am glad to be hear and look foward to taking with everyone.
- At 9:33am on August 24, 2009,
Erin Capps said…
- Hi John,
I live and work out of a home office in Ankeny, however, my family's farm is in SE Iowa, near Hedrick. Are you familiar with the area? We should get together and do coffee sometime!
- At 7:05am on July 28, 2009,
scott thornton said… - Thanks John,
I don't know how well a souther boy will fit in with all these mid-westerners. What little we have to harvest should be ready about early to mid September. We planted late because the wet spring, then didn't get any rain from mid May to July.
- At 3:50am on July 26, 2009,
hamed zakikhani said… - thanks john
- At 11:19pm on July 7, 2009,
Travis Michael Carpenter said… - Thanks John
I look forward to hearing from you
- At 12:06pm on June 5, 2009,
Kyle Witzke said… - Thanks, all crops around here are growing good if we get rain this weekend like were suppose to it will really grow, the land that got worked this year is alot better than the no-till.
- At 1:01pm on May 14, 2009,
Scott said… - I sent you a email rather than use the reply feature hope it works this time.
- At 6:43am on May 14, 2009,
Scott said…
- John, I replied to your email if you didn't get it let me know.
- At 9:08pm on May 8, 2009,
Adam said…
- I'd say corn is pretty much in here in my area. We finished up today.
- At 8:55pm on May 5, 2009,
Denise Bradberry said… - Thanks John, I'm looking forward to this new adventure of FftF!
Mark your calendar for the Farmers for the Future conference, February 16-17 in St. Louis, Missouri. Click here for more information and to register. See you there!
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